Varaha Purana 41.2 — Adhyaya 41, Shloka 2
Rite of the Varāha Dvādaśī Vow and an Exemplary Narrative on Expiation for Brahmin-Slaying
प्रागुक्तेन विधानेन सङ्कल्पस्नानमेव च । कृत्वा देवं समभ्यर्च्य एकादश्यां विचक्षणः ॥ ४१.२ ॥
prāguktena vidhānena saṅkalpasnānam eva ca | kṛtvā devaṁ samabhyarcya ekādaśyāṁ vicakṣaṇaḥ || 41.2 ||
Согласно ранее изложенному порядку, совершив омовение с санкальпой (ритуальным обетом-намерением) и должным образом почтив Божество, разумный подвижник совершает это в день Экадаши.
Varāha (default dialogue framework: instructor voice)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"None","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":true,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"पूर्वोक्त-विधिना सङ्कल्पपूर्वकं स्नानं कृत्वा देवपूजां च कृत्वा एकादश्यां कर्म समाचरेत्।","karmic_consequence":"एकादशी-विहितानुष्ठानात् पुण्यवृद्धिः, विष्णुभक्तेः स्थैर्यं; उपेक्षया व्रतभङ्गदोषः/फलहानिः।"}
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Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"कर्म-भक्ति-समुच्चय","core_concept":"सङ्कल्प (अन्तःकरणनिश्चय) + शौच (स्नान) + ईश्वरार्चन = साधनशुद्धिः।","practical_application":"एकादश्यां पूर्वविधिना सङ्कल्पं कृत्वा स्नानं, ततः देवपूजा—अनुष्ठानं नियमितं कुर्यात्।"}
Subject Matter: ["Ethics","Ritual Practice","Dharmaśāstra-oriented Observance"]
Primary Rasa: शान्त
Secondary Rasa: भक्ति
Type: ritual-space (गृह/मन्दिर)
Related Themes: 41.41.1 (पूर्वोक्त-विधान-सूचनम्)
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"विधिपर","suggested_raga":"श्री","pace":"मध्यम","voice_tone":"स्पष्ट-उपदेशात्मक"}
FAQs
It reflects the Purāṇic integration of vrata-observance (vowed religious practice) with formalized ritual steps—such as saṅkalpa (declaration of intent) and prescribed bathing—showing how devotional calendars and domestic/temple rites were systematized in medieval Sanskrit textual traditions.
No geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is on sacred time (Ekādaśī tithi) and ritual procedure.
The verse emphasizes disciplined intentionality and procedural care: one should act with clear resolve (saṅkalpa) and perform worship in an orderly, conscientious manner, especially on ritually significant days such as Ekādaśī.
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